³ The Lord is slow to anger and powerful,
    and he will never let the guilty^[a] go unpunished.
The Lord’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane;
    thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.
⁴ He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates;
    he dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither,
    while the flowers of Lebanon languish.
⁵ Mountains shake because of him,
    and the hills melt.
The earth goes into upheaval at his presence,
    as does the world with all of its inhabitants.
⁶ Who can stand before his fury?
    And who can endure his fierce anger?
His displeasure pours out like fire,
    and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.

⁷ The Lord is good—
    a refuge in troubled times.^[b]
He knows those who are confiding in him.
⁸ But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh,^[c]
    and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.